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April 01, 2025 02:18 PM UTC 0 Comments by: Colorado Pols A remarkable update to a story we’ve been following off and on for weeks in Washington, D.C. as two ideologically opposite moms in Congress, Reps. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Brittany Pettersen from Colorado, have taken on and for the time being defeated House Republican leadership trying to forestall what would be majority support for letting new parents vote by proxy during their maternal or paternal leave periods.

September 04, 2024 11:19 AM UTC 0 Comments by: Colorado Pols The wicked witch is dead. Both of them. As the Colorado Secretary of State’s office announced via press release this morning: Proponents of Proposed Initiative #50, “Voter Approval to Retain Additional Property Tax Revenue,” and Proposed Initiative #108, “Valuation for Assessments,” have withdrawn those measures from the 2024 General Election ballot.

September 04, 2024 10:46 AM UTC 0 Comments by: Colorado Pols Yesterday, quasi-incumbent carpetbagging Rep. Lauren Boebert faced off against her Democratic opponent Trisha Calvarese in a debate hosted by the Douglas County Economic Development Corporation and the conservative-leaning Colorado Springs Gazette. As we discussed last week, this debate was not broadcast on television and was not open to the public, severely limiting its value to voters.